SoS: May 25, 2015 - May 31, 2015

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
rubberset 150
Pyrate's cove bay rum soap
Gillette new long comb
persona lab(3)
superior 70 bay rum
siete macho cologne
today's shave was nice. sorta old fashioned. bay rum soap whipped up nicely with the ole 150. three passes with the long comb left me smooth and comfy. finished with superior 70, then some macho for color.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

5/28/15

Prep: warm wash
Lather: IanS artisan puck
Brush: Omega 6214 silvertip
Razor: Gillette New LC
Blade: Rapira Lux (1)
Post: Captain's Choice Cat O'Nine Tails and Ogallala Bay Rum cologne

Best shave of the week so far! The Omega provided a great tool for face lathering this vintageish puck of hobbyist made soap. 2 full passes and a little touch up on the chin and neck and all is well. I splashed on the CC Cat and then was inspired for a bit more bay rum and added the double strength Ogallala cologne. I smell pretty good, if I do say so myself.

 

How's the Don Donato AS? I have the soap, and really enjoy it.

 

As of today Pre de Provence (PDP) is no longer in my regular rotation. Of all the French soaps I have tried, this is the bottom of the barrel for me when it comes to slickness and cushioning. I have added Cella to the PDP in an attempt to help the cushioning. While it did help, it was not enough to overcome what I view as inherent weaknesses in PDP. So, after several months of trying to make PDP work for me, I am relegating it to the upper shelf for use when I want to make a mixture. 3 passes and a CCS for today.

PDP
Rapira Stainless
slim adjustable

 

Recovery and play with soap week!
May 28, 2015
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - VDH Brush
Soap - Saint Charles Shave Sandalwood
Razor - RazoRock TTO
Blade - (1)
Post - Alum, Nivea Post Shave Balm

A mixed bag today. Changed to the VDH boar to work with the Saint Charles more. Happy to say that a much wetter brush and the short loft helped produce a very decent lather. Nice and slick. Maybe not as much cushion as some but still a very nice lather. I suspect a little more work will produce even better results now that I know which direction to take it. Loaded up a Lord Platinum and that was a mistake. My first time to use this blade and it has a good reputation. Not with me, however. Didn't feel bad but man did it produce some blood. Noticed a very small nick on the right cheek during the first pass, then another one on the left cheek. Hey wait....there's another one under my chin. Lathered up for the second pass and went XTG as usual and all that really did was produce some nice weepers along both sides of my neck. Horrible, just horrible. I could feel the irritation before even putting the razor down. Alum and cold water cleared up the nicks and weepers and the Nivea helped calm down the absolute fire the alum produced. After all that I can only claim a CCS as I refused the third pass. You would think I designed that shave to be bad. Some of my bad gear shaves were better than this. DONE with the Lord Plat. Happy Thursday.

 

05/28/2015
Razor – Mongoose B2 with Jürgen Hempel Ti
Blade – Feather Super Pro (13)
Brush – Rudy Vey with TGN Finest
Lather – Strop Shoppe Baker Street
Post - Witch Hazel and Myrsol Antesol Sample



Today was the 13th shave with this Super blade. Unlike DE blades there is really no tugging etc as the blade nears the end but it just requires more effort to get the same results. Accordingly today's shave required 3 passes to end up with a near BBS shave. Going to try to get one more shave out of this blade tomorrow. No irritation, nicks or weepers. The SS Baker Street was very easy to lather. I really enjoy the scent of this soap. Finished off with a splash of Myrsol Antesol from the sample pack.

 

28 May 2015

* Weber DLC + WRH3c Aluminum
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + K-Translucent
* Mystic Water Barbershop
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO



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Thursday
Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Through the Fire-Ember
Razor: Gillette Fatboy
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (3)
Brush: Plisson #12 Grey Badger-22mmx56mm
Aftershave: Country Club Southern Oud

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

1st shave with TTF Ember sample today. 20 seconds to load the Plisson badger. Great, easy, thick, lather. Rapira Platinum Lux in the Fatboy (3rd FB test blade). Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with CC Southern Oud.

Bob

 

Hey @Bobcat, how does the FatBoy compare to the Slim? Don't know if I should continue the chase if they are pretty much the same.
Awesome brush BTW! Looks like it would cool a glass of Bourbon if you dropped it in there!

 

Thursday 28th May



Warm shower
Hot towel
Shannon's Coconut Lime bowl lathered
HMW Badger brush made by myself
Gillette NEW DeLuxe
Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (2)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
TOBS No74 Victorian Lime aftershave

Enjoying the scent and performance of Shannon's Coconut Lime soap.

 

I am really liking the size and weight of the Fatboy. I am also getting a bit better shaves than from my Slim. Both will be in the rotation, but the FB wins with me by an edge. Your search continues...............

 

5/28/15 - GEM Micromatic!!!

Not the best shave. It was either the razor or the blade, but it was jumpy and wouldn't cut. Had to pull out the Type G Injector to finish the job.
I believe this will be the last time trying this brush. Just doesn't work for me.

TOBS Jermyn Street
Vie-Long Horse Hair
GEM Micromatic OC
GEM PTFE Blade (1)
Fine Fresh Vetiver

 

Thursday
May 28, 2015

iKon Shavecraft 102 Slant w TRIAD Rolling Hex Titanium
Bolzano #1
Druida Aluminum Chubbic Manchurian 28X50mm
Strop Shoppe - Barbershoppe
Stirling Aftershave - Barber Shop
Brooks Brothers - 1818

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Thursday
warm shower/cold water shave
Shavemac custom 167,2 band, d01,fan
Somersets PSO
Mama Bear's Lime Ice
EverSharp Hydro-Magic/Pella coated injector (4)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum.....I've been using this daily for well over a year,right now it's not much of a monster,it looks more like a sugar cube.This is the first alum block I haven't dropped,now I've prolly jinxed myself
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Leven Rose Beard Oil
RazoRock Evil Eye ASL
Acqua di Gio

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

Between you and @crackstar and summer rapidly approaching I think I'm gonna have to try out some of these crazy menthol/ice products! Could possibly add some excitment to this old farts morning routine!

 

I really like it, I can still smell it 4hrs after applying.

 

Well last night I finally did it. I got a ccs from my wilkinson sword classic razor. I had not had much success with this razor (I had only used it 5-6 times) either getting a close shave or a comfortable shave. Last night I slowed down really paid attention to finding the best blade angle and was rewarded with a close comfortable shave. The sweet spot with this razor seems narrow but once you're in it you can get a good shave. I'm pleased to get a nice shave from this razor (despite it being a cheapie I really like the way it looks).

Last night's set up was
-wilkinson sword classic razor.
-shark super stainless (2)
-omega 10049 boar brush
-arko shave stick
-alum
-gabel's lilac aftershave
-aveeno fragrance free aftershave lotion.

I'm new to using the alum and I doubt I'll use it often. For me it just doesn't seem to add to the shave experience. All in all last night was a good shave.

 

THURzDAY
Final day of seven consecutive using the Henckel...another great shave. Not sure what razor to use tomorrow Super slick tallow & shea 'mystery' test soap.
Have a great ThurZday, gents!

 

Primo, which is your favorite Floid Aftershave.